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1 hr ago | WDSU-TV New Orleans

Oklahoma tornado death toll expected to rise

A massive, howling tornado pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, chewing up homes and businesses, and severely damaging a hospital and two elementary schools.

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5 hrs ago | KSEE-TV Fresno

Wine Fire Forces School Evacuation

A fire outside of Reedley broke out around 1 o'clock on Monday. Explosive materials nearby weren't the only things CALFIRE was concerned with.

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Related Topix: Reedley, CA

Mon May 20, 2013

Saipan Tribune

More somber Memorial Week with 2 Guam soldiers' deaths

The death of two Guam soldiers in Afghanistan on Thursday makes the Marianas' observance of Memorial Week more somber than it already is, according to Gov.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Memorial Day, Holidays, US Military, World News, Afghanistan,

U.S. Department of Defense

Face of Defense: Guard Service Leads Airman to Extremes

Air Force Staff Sgt. Sophia Mantzouris of the 386th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron said she knew she wanted to enlist on active duty from the time she was a little girl, but a friend steered her toward the Air National Guard.

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Related Topix: US Military, US News, US Air Force

The Marion Star

S.C. Gov. Haley's husband home for a short leave

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, left, comforts her son, Nalin, and daughter, Rena, as her husband, Michael, deploys to Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Nikki Haley, US Governors, Ehrhardt, SC, US Military

Sun May 19, 2013

The Oregonian

Two Oregon Army National Guardsmen honored in grueling Best Warrior Competition

Specialist Benjamin Herrmann, Oregon Army National Guard, emerges from the water while completing in the Region VI Best Warrior Competition at Camp Rilea, Warrenton Ore.

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Related Topix: US Military, Warrenton, OR

OregonLive.com

Oregon Air Guard, Air Force, seek to add, expand fighter jet training space over Oregon

An Oregon Air Guard F-15 on the tarmac at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls. Oregon Air National Guard F-15s would be able to fly over expanded controlled airspaces and, in one case, lower in an existing zone, under a proposal being launched today by the National Guard Bureau and the Air Force.

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Related Topix: Oregon, US Military, US News, US Air Force, Kingsley Field, Tillamook, OR

Air Force Times

Reforms unveiled for Arizona National Guard

The Arizona National Guard's top officer has unveiled more than a dozen reforms as the organization wades through sexual abuse, drug trafficking and abuse of power allegations.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Arizona Government, US Military, Drugs, US Governors, Jan Brewer

Patch.com

Bolingbrook Soldier Receives Hero's Welcome from Neighbors

Heritage Creek subdivision in Bolingbrook welcomed back one of its residents Thursday night from a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Bolingbrook, IL, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, Naperville, IL

The Tennessean

Sumner men graduate military training

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

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Related Topix: US Military, US News, US Air Force, Fort Benning, US Army

Sat May 18, 2013

WBNS

Furloughs May Affect Ohio National Guard

About 1,800 civilian employees of the Ohio Guard may be required to take 11 unpaid days off under the Department of Defense budget-cutting plan.

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Related Topix: US Military, Department of Defense, US News

Charleston Gazette

Charleston Police praised for support of veterans

Charleston police officers Cpl. Jeff Setser and Sgt. Nick Null were both called to active duty in Iraq while working for the city.

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Related Topix: Charleston, WV, US Military, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, US Marine Corps

Star Tribune

Minnesota National Guard launches its $3.9 million drone facility

The Shadow, an unmanned aerial vehicle commonly known as a drone, roars to life on the video screen like a powerful snowmobile before it's launched into the skies on a catapult.

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Related Topix: US Military, US News, Federal Aviation Administration

Fri May 17, 2013

FiveThirtyEight

At War Blog: Why National Guard and Reservist Suicide Numbers May Be Misleading

More than 80 percent of the services members who committed suicide in recent years had never been in combat.

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Related Topix: US Military, Suicide

KFYR-TV Bismarck

Priest and Chaplain

Monsignor Chad Gion leads three parishes in western North Dakota. Now, he`s added a fourth.

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Related Topix: Mandan, ND, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, US Military, Bismarck, ND

The Spokesman-Review

Serial killer Yates appealing death sentence - Fri, 17 May 2013 PST

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. SEATTLE - Serial killer Robert Yates, whose death sentence has been upheld by the state Supreme Court, is seeking an appeal through the federal court system.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media, Seattle Times, Death Penalty, US Military, Spokane, WA

Patch.com

Returning Soldier Gives Wife Huge Hug At Airport

It was a long-awaited reunion for Erin Bence, 25, of Lake Saint Louis. Her husband of just 18 months, Specialist Randy Bence, 30, returned home Sunday after nine months with the 1138th Engineering Company of the Missouri National Guard.

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Related Topix: US Military

Your News Now

National Guard members compete to become best warrior

After 15 years in the Army and two stints overseas with time in Iraq, Bahrain and Kuwait, David Colliton of Amsterdam, New York is now aiming to become the National Guard's best warrior.

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Related Topix: US Military, Amsterdam, NY

Today's TMJ4

Wisconsin National Guard plane lands safely after engine failure

Watch raw video and see photos of an Air National Guard refueling plane make an emergency landing, as it aired live on TODAY'S TMJ4.

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Related Topix: US Military, US News, US Air Force, Milwaukee, WI

Thu May 16, 2013

Examiner.com

Indiana National Guard soldier threatens to blow up commander's house

ValpoCommunity.com just released information that a LaPorte, IN., National Guardsman was arrested yesterday by local police following a threat against a non-commissioned officer.

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Related Topix: US Military, Valparaiso, IN, Porter County, IN